New York was at the forefront of rap, so because of all the great people who have gone before me, being a rapper from Queens, I have to live up to those standards. I'm basically just a regular guy who says what he feels and likes to joke. I like long walks on the beach... and I love rap.Action BronsonNow almost every artist outside of New York is connected with some school or some museum school, and even in New York the majority are. That's an interesting fact when you take the idea of making money, making a living selling paintings. Only a dozen or two painters do that.Ad ReinhardtAs an old-time New Yorker, it's not that I miss the '70s and '80s or whatever. I miss the fact that there was a certain kind of energy that exists when people can live for nothing.Abel FerraraIn the New Yorker library, I have long been shelved between Nadine Gordimer and Brendan Gill; an eerie little space nestled between high seriousness of purpose and legendary lightness of touch.Adam GopnikI still think the best classic meal in New York is a coffee-shop breakfast - you sort of can't skip it.Adam GopnikThe coffee shop is a great New York institution, but it has terrible coffee. And the more traditional coffee shops are trying to catch up with more sophisticated coffee drinkers.Adam GopnikI've never had a treehouse because I live in New York City. It would be a little bit hard to fit a treehouse in a New York City apartment.Abigail BreslinI'm from New York. I have a non, neutral accent. It can go any way you want.Abigail BreslinI grew up about 60 miles northwest of New York, in Middletown, NY.Aaron TveitWhen you're on the subway in New York, people literally could be 11-inches away from you, and you can't just stare at them.Aaron Yoo